How To Install ghc on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ghc on Kali Linux.
What is ghc
ghc is:
The Glorious Glasgow Haskell Compilation system (GHC) is a compiler for Haskell.
Haskell is “the” standard lazy functional programming language. The language definition and additional documentation can be found in the `haskell-doc' package. Alternatively, there is an online version at http://haskell.org/onlinereport/.
There are three methods to install ghc on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ghc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ghc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ghcInstall ghc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ghc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ghcInstall ghc Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude updateAfter updating apt database, We can install ghc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ghcHow To Uninstall ghc on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the ghc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ghcUninstall ghc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ghc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ghcRemove ghc Configurations and Data
To remove ghc configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ghcRemove ghc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ghc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ghcDependencies
ghc have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ghc package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.